A beautiful classic aircraft ... probably the best looking aircraft ever made by Boeing. Look at the curve in that wing as it takes the weight. Poetry in motion, so synonymous of its era. The winglets are a later addition to provide greater fuel economy. The low-bypass PWJT8Ds on the originals made them a very noisy jet. Hush kits and high-bypass engines were fitted to later models.

Paul W: the Island of Man is NOT a part of the UK: the island came under the feudal lordship of the English Crown in 1399. The lordship revested into the British Crown in 1765, but the island never became part of the Kingdom of Great Britain or its successor the United Kingdom: it retained its status as an internally self-governing Crown dependency.

The 727 shown is a -200 model (stretch). #2 engine inlet is round not oval shaped. This is the easy way to tell difference between them. 10000+ hours flying them! This does not go for model with different engines from original installed (UPS, etc.) Also short tailskid is a giveaway.